Damascus vs Redland

A side-by-side comparison of Damascus and Redland: population, income, housing, and more.

Damascus and Redland are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Redland has the higher population (18,976 vs 16,864 in Damascus). Damascus has the higher median household income ($153,994 vs $123,587 in Redland). Redland has the higher median home value ($519,600 vs $496,500 in Damascus).

Population, income & housing

	Damascus	Redland
Population	16,864	18,976
Median age	40.8 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$153,994	$123,587
Median home value	$496,500	$519,600
Median gross rent	$1,665	$2,145
Housing units	6,010	6,021
Homeownership rate	91.6%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.4%	50.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Damascus	Redland
Population	15,250 → 16,864 (+10.6%)	17,414 → 18,976 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$124,612 → $153,994 (+23.6%)	$117,944 → $123,587 (+4.8%)
Median home value	$396,700 → $496,500 (+25.2%)	$418,500 → $519,600 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,605 → $1,665 (+3.7%)	$1,736 → $2,145 (+23.6%)

Damascus

Population

15,25016,864

Median household income

$124,612$153,994

Median home value

$396,700$496,500

Median gross rent

$1,605$1,665

Redland

Population

17,41418,976

Median household income

$117,944$123,587

Median home value

$418,500$519,600

Median gross rent

$1,736$2,145

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Damascus	Redland
Under 5	4.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.0%	17.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	14.8%	15.1%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.7%
55 to 64	16.7%	14.6%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.0%
75 and over	5.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Damascus	Redland
White (non-Hispanic)	61.0%	28.5%
Black or African American	10.9%	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	17.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.8%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	35.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Damascus	Redland
No high school diploma	7.6%	12.8%
High school graduate	17.3%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	23.9%	24.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Damascus	Redland
Drove alone	65.1%	59.1%
Carpooled	7.3%	9.4%
Public transit	2.6%	8.7%
Walked	0.2%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.3%	21.2%
Other means	0.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Damascus	Redland
1-unit, detached	76.9%	56.5%
1-unit, attached	14.9%	26.1%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	10.8%
20 or more units	1.4%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Damascus	Redland
Poverty rate	2.6%	3.3%
Average household size	2.89	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	38	33
Median year structure built	1983	1980